R32 Australian Open 2008

Serena Williams #7 def. Victoria Azarenka #25

6-3 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-4 in the 2008 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsVictoria Azarenka
Aces151
Double faults22
First serve %64.0%70.0%
First serve points won %89.0%67.0%
Second serve points won %48.0%50.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %75.0%62.0%
Return points won %38.0%25.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsVictoria Azarenka
Country USA BLR
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jul 31, 1989
Age2618
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)725
Ranking points (entering)2,7721,026
Elo (entering)2,0791,823
Current career W-L837–172582–268
Current career earnings$94,948,662$38,890,473
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Meng Yuan #1216-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Jarmila Wolfe #1456-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicole Vaidisova #126-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sandra Kloesel #1626-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Akgul Amanmuradova #956-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128